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Tuesday, December 26, 2017
Briton sentenced to 3 years in Egypt for smuggling painkillers
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAn Egyptian court sentences a British woman to three years in prison today, convicting her of trying to smuggle drugs into the country, a judicial official says.
Laura Plummer, 33, was arrested at Hurghada airport when customs officers found almost 300 Tramadol pills in her luggage.
The strong painkiller is tightly controlled in Egypt where it is often abused as a recreational drug.
Plummer and her relatives had told British media that she was bringing the painkillers for her Egyptian boyfriend who suffers from back pain.
The verdict can be appealed.
— AFP
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